Comments on: Is it just me? Fibromyalgia and (not) Getting Sick

By: Kel

Kel — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:49:11 +0000

I disagree…I am always sick. And when I get a cold it’s so severe it knocks me out for a week. This year alone I’ve had 3 severe colds and have used up all of my sick leave for the year. Seems every germ that comes by invades me and makes me miserable. I’m new to this Fibro thing…just diagnosed in Sept. 2011. I’m still trying to figure out how to live with it. My mom has had Fibro for almost 20 years…I don’t know how she does it. But she’s always fighting a cold too it seems. I’m contemplating wearing a surgical mask to work everyday because my bosses are constantly coming in sick with whatever their kids have given them. They then pass it onto me and then get mad when I’m out sick. It’s very frustrating. Nobody seems to understand the fibro unless they have it.

By: Rosemary Lee

Rosemary Lee — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 16:24:33 +0000

I just found your blog! Loved reading it but sorry for the fibro. You’re right about one thing………getting sick is far better than a flare ANY DAY.

By: Beth

Beth — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 01:34:32 +0000

That’s so odd to me, I am always fighting off something. Currently I have a cold.

Last year in a 1 month span I had the flu, asthmatic bronchitis and then a really bad case of H1N1.

By: Kim M.

Kim M. — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:50:55 +0000

I never get colds or flu bugs and I have two kids bringing everything home. My entire family had the H1N1 flu this year and I didn’t even get a sore throat. I should have because I was sharing drinks & food with them. Maybe you’re right. I’m trading having fibro for not getting ill.

I’ve mentioned my lack of illness to every doctor I see and they don’t think anything of it. I do get occasional swollen glands and fevers, but they go away quickly and don’t result in an infection. Docs don’t care about that fact either.

By: nicole

nicole — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:49:07 +0000

I too rarely get sick. I will not get a flu shot because I don’t want to do anything that may actually cause me to get sick. I do not get colds that often. I can go all winter and not get a single stuffy nose. I often wondered about this myself. I will on occasion get a sinus headache and that usually occurs in the spring but other than that I am a rather fortunate where getting sick is concerned.

By: This Time, Last Year or Monday Night Dinner 003

This Time, Last Year or Monday Night Dinner 003 — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:36:21 +0000

[...] remember how way back when I wrote about how rarely I get sick? Well, I think karma’s showing it’s friendly [...]

By: Fauna

Fauna — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:19:26 +0000

I was diagnosed with FMS years ago. Your comment on being sick got me thinking. I am rarely sick with colds, flu or “what’s going around” illnesses. I have developed odd conditions such as erythema nodosum and a Bakers cyst. I have osteo-arthritis and it seems like my ills are often inflammatory reactions that tend to be lumped as “autoimmune responses” vs those caused by recognized infectious agents.
Most of the time I am in pain and tired but you make a good point about being sick. I like your attitude.

By: Miranda

Miranda — Wed, 13 May 2009 05:06:34 +0000

I am ALWAYS sick! It’s literally one thing after another. I’m so sick of being sick! I have had approx 10 surgeries for different illnesses in the last 5 years. I get over one thing and finally get to feeling better then I’m blindsided by something else. So I’m constantly having a fibro flareup. My husband gets so frustrated when I start complaining of feeling sick that he’s like “What’s wrong with you now?”. That doesn’t make me feel any better either. But I kinda understand why he feels that way, cuz believe me, I’m beyond frustrated!

By: Raven

Raven — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:11:44 +0000

I’ve found that I’m rarely sure if I’m sick or not between my allergies, asthma and fibro unless it’s something really bad like pneumonia and even then I could only tell because I was wheezing and exhausted from sitting up. I kind of think I don’t actually get sick though.

By: Lyle T. Lachmuth - The Unsticking Coach

Lyle T. Lachmuth - The Unsticking Coach — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:45:58 +0000

Hi K8!
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I rarely get sick as in flus and colds. In fact, I can’t remember the last time I had either. Recently my whole family got a terrible flu and I didn’t.

I suspect it’s due to the fact that Fibro (allegedly) speeds up the immune system.

Best, Lyle